328 TURKEYS, DUCKS, AND GEESE 



than chickens, and with a little care and with proper shelter 

 they will show most gratifying results. 



Feeding troughs and water fountains must be kept clean. 

 Ducklings should be sheltered from rain till well feathered. 

 Shade should be provided for the hot summer weather. 

 They should always have water before them while eating, 

 whether young or old, but should not be allowed to swim 

 in it till feathered. 



GEESE 



Of the six standard breeds of geese, — -Toulouse, Embden, 

 African, Chinese, Wild or Canadian, and Egyptian, — the 

 most popular one is the Toulouse. 



A few geese can be kept on a farm without causing much 

 trouble, but if their nimiber is large they must be restrained, 

 fenced far away from the house, the barn, and the farming 

 and pasturing lands. An ideal place for geese is rough up- 

 land, slanting down into marshy places where there is at 

 least one pool of water in which the geese may swim. The 

 uplands furnish a change of pasture for them and a dry 

 place for them to rest. If a few shade trees grow upon the 

 hillside, their shelter will be found desirable ; if there are no 

 trees, a low, slant-roof shed open toward the south should be 

 built as a protection from sun, rain, and snow. Eggs laid by 

 geese having free access to water are more likely to be fertile 

 than are eggs laid by geese without access to such a pool. 



Ranges for Geese. — Geese may live almost entirely by 

 grazing. Marshy lands are suitable pasture for geese, since 

 they furnish a supply of rich, juicy grasses, snails, water 

 beetles, worms, and bugs that grow in such places. Where 

 such pasturage can be had, even though the land may be 

 worthless, it is excellent upon which to grow geese. 



